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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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